Anyone still ride BMX?
Anyone still ride BMX?
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LeeThePeople

Original Poster:

1,302 posts

206 months

Friday 6th March 2009
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Skate parks are seeing less and less BMX and more and more inliners, woodpushers and hardtails frown Sponsorship and events have all dried up too.

Me and two mates rent out UKSkate that used to be Bones in Stockport from time to time, its only £100 for 4 hours and you get the place to yourself so you get good value for money.

I ride a WeThePeople 4Seasons frame and the rest is all custom, I did buy a Hoffman Condour for vert but dont have the bottle for it really. Going to build a flatland bike for summer though, never tried it so going to give it a go as it looks mental.

I ride mostly indoors but have ridden pretty much every hot spot in Manchester over the years, I used to ride all over the Gmex, Urbis, trainstations and anywhere with rails, good jumps and wallrides - out of busy hours h'obviously.

Going to hit Rampworx at Liverpool soon and maybe go ride all the new buildings down the front and Liverpool one.

How about you? what you riding? where your riding and what styles?

This is my mate Jay who has just got sponsorship to ride hardtail, he will be at a comp at the MEN soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFUO0SLYf4

Edited by LeeThePeople on Friday 6th March 22:59

killinginblack

250 posts

220 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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wavey i do!

Ride a Subrosa with far far too much money in it. Mostly been riding concrete parks as they tend to dry quicker at this time of year (Huddersfield mostly).


LeeThePeople

Original Poster:

1,302 posts

206 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Do you ride the works? its not far for you and has some good lines.

killinginblack

250 posts

220 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Never been. I suspect it'll get busy on a weekend and i'm no fan of busy parks.

Big Bob

753 posts

225 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Had my first go round a proper BMX track today, it was a riot!!! Quite hard work and a good work out, I feel like ive been beaten up.

I just used my short travel hardcore hardtail, I noticed very few other people there actually had BMX's? In fact one chap told me the track was designed for bigger wheels? Most of them had little hardtails with skinny wheels possibly 20 inch?

Mekon

2,493 posts

239 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Rode as a kid from about '82-'85, then again from '94 on an off. I have a Wethepeople Thrillseeker in the garage that I use when playing with my son on his Likeabike. When he gets into BMX, I suspect I'll be pulling sketchy 360s again.

Best BMX memories are buying a bike of Mike Canning and him telling the tale of the Backyard video handlebar insertion; going to backyard jam and chatting to Matt Hoffman during the vert contest; and, seeing Denis McCoy chestplant from godknows how high but walk away at bike 95(?).

pastrana72

1,740 posts

231 months

Saturday 7th March 2009
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Yes, this. biggrin



Oldschool.

Mr_C

2,496 posts

252 months

Monday 9th March 2009
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I keep looking at getting a new bmx. I've got my little dual slalom/jump/street hard tail, my xc hardtail and a Monty 20" trials bike, just need a bmx and a new FS dh'er!

raceboy

13,648 posts

303 months

Thursday 12th March 2009
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Yeap, ride a 20" Kink and a 24" SE, mainly ride outdoor park/street, dirt and BMX tracks, only ride park as it's the closest but we've been busy building some nice trails over the winter and they should be good as soon as the get dry and hard. And my old Local BMX track has just had a revamp and is looking good rotate

The 24" on our old jumps...


The 20" during last years Monday night Nottingham Broadmarsh Banks sessions....